The Boy is 5 and a Fall craft!

Yes it's true, the boy is 5! I can not believe time has flown by so fast! It seems like yesterday we brought him home!

He was very different from Sissy...from day 1. He cried more, he fussed more, and needed a lot more attention than she did.

He has always been rambunctious,and hard headed...and I think it's the red head in him! Look at those red curls...beautiful!!

But the time came to get the curls cut...and Mommy cried! My baby was a little boy.

We had his party on Sunday so family could come. Big Daddy made him the Lego cake and he wanted pizza. He had a great party and we enjoyed spending time with family! 

 He woke up on his 5th birthday with a dusting of snow on the ground. His first birthday that it has snowed.

Who says you can't have chocolate cake for breakfast on your birthday?? (HaHa...No Ma, he didn't eat all of that!)

 And yet another "Maginex" toy!

 We spent well over an hour finding, setting up, and playing with the "Maginex" toys.

We decided to take a break in our school/birthday day and do some crafts.

       


Lunch as requested "cheese sandwich" and  Big Daddy surprised him with ANOTHER Imaginext toy.

I am so glad this little boy is mine! He likes to tell me he loves me about 50 times a day. And he tells me "Mom you are my favorite girl ever" I get hugs and snuggles all through out the day(every day). 

He is my Wild Child, bouncing off the walls and being loud...but I wouldn't change him...he is my Brother Bear! 

Here is where I got the craft...

Things to do on a Snow Day

I love snow days, really I do, I just don't like so many snow days together so close to Christmas break! ;-) Anyone else digging deeper in their bag of tricks for these extra snow days?
I put together this list to share but also for myself to refer to! Hope you find something you can use in here!

First if you have enough snow go outside and play!! Make a snowman, Sled, Make snow Angles, have a snowball fight!

1. Bake Cookies (kids love to help out with this!)

2.Find silly videos to watch on YouTube.

3.Take Dry Erase Markers and color on windows.

4. Make a fort.

5. Make Vegetable soup(let the kids help).

6. Have your kids put on a play, and film it!

7.Turn up the radio and have a dance party.

8. Use masking tape to make a road for cars on the floor.

9. Skype family and friends.

10. Play "I spy".

11. Play Cards and Board Games.

12. Snuggle up on the coach and watch a movie. Netflix has some awesome ones!

13. Make paper snowflakes- Fold a piece of paper in half. Then fold down the 2 corners to make a triangle. Cut and arc around the open end to make your snowflake into a circle. Cut out random pieces to give your snowflake it's unique look. Open it up, add some glitter or draw designs on it, hang it up.  
OR COFFEE FILTER SNOWFLAKES 

14. Stay in your PJs all day 

15. Play with Play-dough 

16. Have an indoor picnic

17. Color :-) 

18. Indoor Easter egg hunt 

19. Make a Pinterest craft

20. Start reading a new book 

21. Make Hot Chocolate, we like ours with graham crackers! 

22. Have the kids pretend to be the news team and have them report the weather to you, and film it. 

23. Host a magic show or a talent show, and video it. 

24. Make SNOW CREAM  OR  CHOCOLATE SNOW CREAM 

25. Write a book! Fold multiple pages of paper(construction or printer paper) together 

26. Make a BIRD FEEDER 

27. Make RAINBOW GLASS 

28. Make a marshmallow snowman by gluing marshmallows on construction paper 

29. Make SLIME 

30. Make FLUBBER

31. Make FLUFFY BATHTUB PAINT and let the kids play in the tub awhile.

32. Make an IVORY SOAP CLOUD

33. BUILD WITH MARSHMALLOWS AND TOOTHPICKS

34. Build your own ARTS AND CRAFTS BOXES

35. Have an indoor photo shoot

36. Fizzy Fun- Drop vinegar colored with food coloring onto a pan filled with baking soda. Sheer minute of colorful fizzy fun!!

37. Puzzles

38. LEGOS

39. Inside Scavenger Hunt

40. TAKE A NAP!! :-)

41. Draw a large scene on a big roll of craft paper. Or let them lay on the craft paper, outline them and let them draw/color in themselves!

Making Slime

We loved this project and it was very simple!

Here is what you will need

Liquid Starch
2 Clear Glue
Food Coloring(only need 1 drop, per bowl...trust me)

Add the 2 bottles of glue to the bowl then fill a glue bottle up 2 times with the liquid starch and add those to the bowl.
Begin to stir together, then divide the mixture between 4 bowls, add the food coloring, and use your hands to squish(and squish and squish, this takes awhile) to the right consistency.

I then put it out on a aluminum foil covered sheet for them...

Stretchy

Brother wasn't a big fan because he isn't crazy with getting his hands wet or dirty... haha

Squishy!

"Look Ma! Lips!"

It gets smoother and firmer the longer it sits.

**Note- this is VERY messy if you have young kids you may want to mix it all together and then let them play with it after its mixed and had time to sit a few minutes. :-)

*Making Flubber*

**Let me first say, this is my 300th post on my Blog! Would like to thank all the ones that have kept coming back to see what we are up to and thank you to all the new visitors! :-) 

Now, we are moving right along with our Summer Activity List with a recipe for FLUBBER! 

You will need: 

3/4 cup cold water

1 cup Elmer’s glue

liquid food coloring

1/2 cup hot water

1 teaspoon borax (you can find this in a box in the laundry aisle)

directions:

step 1: in bowl 1 – mix together the cold water, glue, and food coloring. set aside.

step 2: in bowl 2 – mix together the hot water and borax, until the borax is completely dissolved.

step 3: slowly add glue mixture to borax mixture. mix well. pour off excess water.

Keep "kneading" the mixture until it is smooth and workable(its very wet at first) 

The kids used their play-dough toys with this cutters, scissors,etc... They stretched and pulled and tore, then put it all back in a ball. They had a blast with it! 

We even took it with us when we went on our picnic! 

Make it with your kids soon! It's so easy to put together and just simple, fun play for kids! 

And don't forget...the movie!! :-) 

Pipe Cleaners and a Colander

As much as I love playing with my kids and doing activities with them,I still have to get my house clean sometimes. Otherwise Big Daddy starts talking about trading me in for a new "model" and stuff.

I am always on the lookout for things that Brother can do with little to no help.
This was a great 20 minute activity for my 3 year old to do while I got laundry sorted and started and Sissy got her laundry put up.

All you need is Pipe Cleaners and a colander! Very simple yet fun!

When I got everything out Brother decided that this was to be his hat!

As you can see it's as simple as sticking the pipe cleaners in the holes of the colander!

Great fun, and gives you time to make dinner, fold clothes,etc..
My 8 year old also liked doing this, although it obviously didn't hold her attention as long. :-)